Accession No
1937.386 C
Description
Red slipped rim sherd from a large bowl or dish. Rounded rim; everted body walls with horizontal moulding below rim on the exterior and carination on the interior. Buff ware with polished dark red slip on the interior. Tempered with calcite.
Place
Americas; Central America; Belize; Orange Walk District; San José
Period
Late Classic Maya San Jose Period III
Source
Thompson, John Eric Sydney (Dr, Sir) [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1937.386 C; S100 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1937.386 A-H: 'Eight sherds. All are of simple silhouette originally standing on ring bases. All are modified by lateral moldings or grooves or countersunk moldings. Tempered with calcite. Typical of Period III.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Handwritten old display label in black ink found with objects (1037.386-1937.390) reads: 'Period III'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'S100'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Field collection)
Under Floor 3, Room B, B1. Excavated by John Eric Sydney Thompson in 1931, 1934 and 1936; it is not currently known in which field season this was excavated.
Event Date 1931
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (References)
Thompson, J.E.S. (1939). Excavations at San Jose, British Honduras. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Event Date 1939
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Red slipped rim sherd from a large bowl or dish. Rounded rim; everted body walls with horizontal moulding below rim on the exterior and carination on the interior. Buff ware with polished dark red slip on the interior. Tempered with calcite.
Event Date 4/7/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:315685
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